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Are these artificial islands in Hainan, China used for anything besides tourism?
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Are these artificial islands in Hainan, China used for anything besides tourism?

Was checking out Hainan on my maps app and noticed this little archipelago. Given its shape, I assume it’s an entirely artificial project similar to those palm-shaped islands in Dubai. As those are my only frame of reference for this type of thing, are these particular islands meant solely to attract rich tourists or do they serve any other functions?

u/iplyess — 2 days ago